Combined honey-section press and foundation-fastener.



H. RAUOHFUSS. COMBINED HONEY SECTION PRESS AND FOUNDATION FASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1913.

1,090,345, Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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H. RAUGHPUSS.

COMBINED HONEY SECTION PRESS AND FOUNDATION FASTENER.

APPLICATION rum) MAY 22, '1913.

1,090,345, Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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HERMAN RAUCHFUSS, OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO.

COMBINED HONEY-SECTION PRESS AND FOUNDATION-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN Racer-muss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Englcwood, county of Arapahoe, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Honey- Section Press and Foundation-Fastener; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a combined honey section press and foundation fastener, my objectbeing to provide a construction of this character which shall be exceedingly eflicient in use and at the same time of economical construction.

One object of the invention is to connect the rectangular honey section, wherein two adjacent parts are provided with counterpart tongues and grooves to form a joint. As is well known, each honey section when formed into shape for use is square, the entire section being formed from a single piece of wood which is grooved at three of the corners, whereby the material is weakened so that when the section is folded into the proper shape the three corners will be united in miter joints, there being sufficient material left where the groove formed to connect the adjacent parts. The fourth joint, which is to be formed by my improved device, must be made by pressing the adjacent tongues into counterpart grooves. This is accomplished by my improved press. Simultaneously with the operation of the press to form the tongue and grooved joint of the honey section, a hot plate is moved forwardly and caused to project slightly in front of a guide block carried by the device, thus making it practicable for the user to place the lower edge of the wax foundation on the said plate, whereby the said foundation is melted sufficiently to cause it to adhere to the bottom of the section, against which it is forced immediately after the hot plate is withdrawn, which occurs as soon as the power which acts upon the press is released.

The press is usually actuated by foot power, the stirrup being suitably connected with the folding spring of the press, a rock Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 22, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

Serial No. 769,201.

spindle being actuated to move the hot plate forwardly and rearwardly, as hereinafter more fully described in detail.

It is important that the guide block against which the foundation is placed when the latter is applied to the hot plate, shall be so positioned that its face against which the foundation rests shall be centrally lo catcd in the section in order that the foundation may be properly placed. As the honey sections may vary in thickness or depth, it is important that provision be made for adjusting the guide block and this is accomplished by means of a bow-shaped spring which bears against the rear face of the guide block being interposed between the latteand the rigid frame portion of the press with which the block is connected by means of screws. By turning these screws in one direction or the other, the location of the guide block may be changed within sullicient range for all practical purposes.

Having briclly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing-Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved combined honey section press and foundation fastener, showing two foundation parts applied, one at the top and the other at the bottom of the section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, looking in the direction of arrow 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the device, or a view looking in the direction of arrow 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a sect-ion taken on the line l4 Fig. 8, looking toward the left. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5, Fig. 4-, looking downwardly. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a honey section, showing a wax ftmndation in place.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the rigid framework of the device considered in its entirety, and consisting of a base 6, an upright side member 7 and a depending member 8, which is provided with a rear flange 9 bent at right angles to the member 8 and secured by means of screw-bolts 10 or other suitable fastening devices to a supporting block 12. The base ('3 of the structure is also provided with a depending rear flange 13, which is bent at right angles to the base and is perforated to receive a fastening screwbolt 14 which also passes through the block 12, being secured by a nut 15, in the same manner as the fastening screws 10. The upright side part? is also provided with a rear flange 16, which is bent inwardly at right angles to the part 7 and gives additional strength to the structure. The base is also provided with an upwardly bent lip 17 into whose upper portion a screw 18 is threaded, the said screw passing through a guide block 19, which extends transversely and across the lower part of the press and is supported by the screw 18 and an additional screw 20. The last-named screw also passes through the guide-block but is threaded into the lower part of the flange 16 of the framework of the device. The heads of these screws are countersunk in the front face 21 of the guide-block and their threaded extremities pass through slots 22 formed in the opposite extremities of a bow-shaped spring 23 whose ends are interposed between the opposite extremities of the guide block and the lip 17 and the lower part of the flange 16, respectively. The spring 23 is bow-shaped, its central portion being bent forwardly and engaging the central part of the rear face of the guideblock. Normally the guide-block is so adjusted by means of the screws 18 and 20 that the spring 23 will be under considerable tension, so that by loosening the screws the spring will force the guide-block forwardly in order to bring its front face into the proper location with reference to the center of the honey section to be employed, in case it becomes necessary to use sections which vary in depth. It will also be understood that by turning the screws in the proper direction, the guide-block may be forced rearwardly, which of course would only be necessary in changing from the use of honey sections of a predetermined depth to sections of a less depth. The spring 23, in order to properly perform its function, must at all times act in cooperation with the screws 18 and 20, to maintain the guideblock in a stationary position within the frame-work of the structure, since this guide-block is relied on by the operator while placing the wax foundation 24 in place.

My improved press, when adjusted to form the tongue and grooved joint of the honey section, is approximately rectangular in front and rear outline. The upper part, however, of the device consists of a leaf spring member 25, one extremity of which is bent downwardly, as shown at 26, and secured to the part 7 by means of rivets 27 or other suitable fastening devices. This part 25 normally extends upwardly from the flange 26 or the corner of the device where it is secured, as best illustrated in Fig. 1. This spring at the end remote from where it is fastened is indented, as shown at 28, to form a bead 29 on its lower face. Beyond this bead the spring merges into a downwardly projecting part 30, which is provided with an inwardly bent lip 31, which occupies a position immediately in the rear of the honey section and in engagement therewith, during the tongueand-groovedjoint-forming operation. The lower extremity of the part 30 is perforated, as

shown at 32, to receive the hooked extremity 33 of a link 84, whose lower extremity is provided with an eye 35, which is interlocked with a bend 36 formed in the for ward extremity of a crank arm 87' formed on one end of a rock spindle 38 journaled at its outer extremity in a lug 39 and at its inner extremity in a cylindrical bearing 40 formed from material cut out of the depending flange 13 of the framework. It may be stated that the entire rigid framework of the structure is preferably composed of, and as illustrated in the drawing, formed from a single piece of sheet metal which may be pressed into shape for the purpose. At the inner extremity of the rock-spindle 38, the latter is provided with a second crank arm 41, which extends upwardly and passes loosely through a perforation 42 formed in a horizontally disposed plate 43, which constitutes the hot plate of the structure when the device is in use. Normally, or when the hot plate is in its rearward position, the perforation 42 is located considerably in the rear of the body of the framework, so that when the rock spindle is actuated to form the tongue and grooved joint of the honey section, the plate may move forwardly under the influence of the crank arm 41 a sufficient distance to cause its forward edge to extend sligl'itly forwardly of the front face of the guide-block. Furthermore, norm ally the crank arm 37 ex tends upwardly from the outer extremity of the rock spindle 38 at approximately an angle of 45 degrees for convenience of operation. Adjacent the bend 36 at the forward extremity of the crank arm 37, the said crank arm merges into a hook 43 with which is connected the upper extremity 44 of a depending rod 45, whose lower extremity is loosely connected, as shown at 46, with an eye 47 of a stirrup 48, which re ceives the foot of the operator when the device is in use.

The rear extremity of the hot plate is supported by means of a V-shaped member 49 formed from a piece of relatively heavy wire, whose forward arms are connected with the flange 13 by means of nuts 50, the forward extremities of the said arms passing through perforations formed in the said flange and entering sockets formed in the block 12, these forward ends being threaded and nuts 50 applied thereto on opposite sides of the flange 13. The closed rear end of the V-shaped support is bent upwardly, as shown at 51, to form an eye 52 which passes through an elongated opening 53 formed in the plate 18. This elongated opening or slot 53 is of sufficient length to permit the hot plate the necessary degree of horizontal movement forwardly and rearwardly for the proper performance of its function. The eye passes through a washer 5 1 which is of sufficient size to extend beyond the side limits of the slot 53, thus maintaining the eye in proper relation with the plate for supporting purposes. Above the washer, a key 55 is passed through the eye. As illustrated in the drawing, this key consists of a cotter pin, though it is evident any suitable device may be employed, adapted to perform the proper function.

Normally the position of the plate 13 is such that its forward edge is flush, or ap proximately flush, with the front face 21 of the guide-block. Then, as the rock spindle 38 is rotated to move the crank arm 21 forwardly and actuate the folding spring composed of the parts 25 and 30 to perform the section-press function, the plate 13 will be moved forwardly sufficiently to cause its front edge to extend slightly beyond the front face of the guide-block, as illustrated in Figs. .4: and 5.

In these devices, as manufactured, the metal body of the structure is secured to the block 12, the latter in turn when the device is in use, being made fast to a stationary support 56 of any desired character, which may consist of the top of a table or bench arranged sufficiently elevated from the floor to permit the operator to employ the stirrup 4S and rod 15 for actuating purposes. In this event, the plate 4:3 will occupy a position parallel with the support 56 and sufficiently raised therefrom to permit the placing of a lamp 57 or other suitable heating device in position underneath the plate. In practice, a small alcohol lamp of the character illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4E of the drawing will answer every purpose.

As the machines are usually sent out, the guide-block 19 is set for sections 1; inches in depth. If any other width is desired, the block must be adjusted by the screws to bring the front face of the said block into the central position, as heretofore explained.

It will be understood that when the honey section is in place to form the tongue and grooved oint, that its rear edge is placed in contact with the rear flange 16 and the lip 81 which constitute guides in adjusting the section for the operation of the machine.

The lamp should be lighted about five minutes before beginning the work. The section should first be folded until the tongue and grooved edges touch each other. The section is then placed on the base 6 of the machine with its rear edges in contact with the flange 16 and lip 31, as heretofore explained. The folding spring is then actuated to form the tongue and grooved joint, by placin the foot in a stirrup 4.8 and moving the folding spring downwardly from the full line position in Fig. 1 to the dotted line position in the same figure. This movement folds the section and also actuatcs the rock spindle 38 to cause the crank arm 41 to move the hot plate forwardly so that its edge shall extend slightly in front of the face 21 of the guideblock. \Vhile the device is held in this position, a piece of wax foundation, as 24;, is placed loosely against the front face of the guide-block so that the edges of the foundation on both sides are parallel with the opposite sides of the sec tion and equally distant from them. The foundation piece is gently pushed down until its lower edge touches the hot plate for an instant. The stirrup is then released and the tension of the folding spring returns the latter together with the hot plate, to its normal position. The foundation piece is then moved down vertically into contact with the bottom of the section. The melted wax cools at once and cements the lower edge of the foundation piece to the section, as required.

In case it is desired to attach several foundation pieces to the honey section, as shown in Fig. 1, the section, together with the machine, must be correspomlingly manipulated as will be readily understood.

I claim-- 1. In a combined honey section press and foundation fastener, the combination of a base, an upright side member, a folding spring composed of a top part and a de pending side member, and means for actuating the folding spring.

In a device of the class described, the combination of a base, an upright side men her, a folding spring composed of a top part and a depending side member arranged on the opposite side from the firstnamcd side member, and means connected with the dcpemling spring part for moving the same downwardly to form the honey section joint, substantially as described.

23. A honey section press, comprising a structure approximately rectangular in front outline and including a folding spring and operating means connected with the spring, substantially as described.

f. A device of the class described, comprising a base, an upright side member having a. rear inwardly extending flange, a folding spring composed of a. top part and a depcmling side part, the said spring having a lip extending inwardly in the plane of the said rear flange, and operating means connected with the depending spring part.

5. A combined honey sect-ion press and foundation fastener, comprising a base, an upright side member, a folding spring, a link connected with said spring, a rock spindle having a crank arm with which the link is also connected, a horizontally movable plate, the said spindle being also equipped with a second crank arm connected in operative relation with the said movable plate, and means connected with the first-named rock spindle crank for actuating the spindie and folding spring.

6. A combined honey section press and foundation fastener, comprising a rigid frame part, a folding spring, a horizontally movable plate a rock spindle journaled in the frame and having two crank arms, a link connection between the fold ing spring and one crank arm, an operative connection between the movable plate and the other crank arm, and means for actuatingthe spindle.

7. In combination, a rigid frame member, a folding spring mounted thereon, a rock spindle having two crank arms, a horizontally movable plate, an operative connection between one crank arm and the said plate, a link connection between the other crank arm and the folding spring, and a guide block mounted on the arm above the plane of the movable plate.

8. In combination, a rigid frame member, a folding spring mounted thereon, a rock spindle having twocrank arms, a horizontally movable plate, an operative connection between one crank arm and the said plate, a link connection between the other crank arm and the folding spring and a horizontally adjustable guide block mounted on the frame just above the plane of the movable plate.

9. In combination, a rigid. frame member, including a base plate, a folding spring mounted on the upper part of the frame member, a rock spindle journaled on the lower part of the rigid frame member, said link connection between the other crank arm and the folding spring, a guide block mounted above the base plate, a bow-shaped spring interposed between the guide block and parts of the frame, and screws connecting the block with the said frame parts in which the screws are threaded, the extremities of the bow-shaped spring having elongated openings through which said screws loosely pass.

foundation fastener, comprising a rigid frame member including a base plate and an upright side part, a folding spring secured at one end to the upper extremity of said side part, the opposite end of the fold- 5 mg spring extending downwardly, a horizontally movable plate mounted on the lower part of the rigid frame member, a guide block mounted above the forward extremity of said face normally in the plane of the forward edge of the said plate, a rock spindle journaled below the horizontally movable plate and havingtwo crank arms extending from the spindle in different directions, a link 75 connection between one of these crank arms and the folding spring, the horizontally movable plate having an opening through which the other spindle crank arm passes,

and means connected with one of the said 0 crank arms for simultaneously actuating the rock spindle and the folding spring, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERB IAN RAUOHFUSS.

Witnesses:

A. J. OBRIEN, O. M. WAUDBY.

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